CURRENT CASE SITUATION Taranaki has no confirmed cases of COVID-19. The Ministry of Health (MoH) have confirmed 14 new cases today, including one in managed isolation in Hamilton and 13 new community cases in the Auckland area who are all linked to the four confirmed cases of COVID-19. HIGH DEMAND FOR TESTING Taranaki is experiencing... Continue Reading →
A purpose-built rehabilitation kitchen has given 89-year-old Betty Anderson the confidence to prepare her own meals again after she broke her hip in a nasty fall. The Hāwera woman is one of about a dozen patients to so far benefit from the new mini-kitchen at Hāwera Hospital, thanks to a donation from the Isobel Bremer... Continue Reading →
Two South Taranaki District Council street improvement projects that will support more vibrant spaces for community and businesses have been chosen by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency to be 90% funded by the Innovating Streets for People pilot fund. Waverley and Eltham’s town centres were chosen for the projects which will test potential street treatments... Continue Reading →
Police investigating the fatal shooting of a Police officer in Massey have charged a man with Murder. A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged with multiple serious offences including Murder, Attempted Murder and Dangerous Driving Causing Injury. He will be appearing in the Waitakere District Court today. Constable Matthew Dennis Hunt, aged 28 of... Continue Reading →
Police can now name the woman who died in a single-vehicle crash on Brewer Road, Waitotara on Sunday evening. Jazmine Taylor Jones-Collings, 20, of Whanganui was found deceased inside the car, which had caught fire. Initial inquiries indicate the fire was as a result of the crash, and that Jazmine's death is not suspicious.
With the blessing of his family, Police have now released the name of the Police officer who was fatally shot during an incident in Massey yesterday morning. He was Constable Matthew Dennis Hunt, aged 28 of Auckland. Constable Hunt started with Police as a member of Wing 312 on 30 October 2017. He spent the... Continue Reading →
The two new coronavirus cases in New Zealand are women from the same family, the Director-General of Health has revealed. One of the women is in her 30s, and the other in her 40s. They arrived in the country from the UK together on June 7, and were tested for COVID-19 on Monday. They stayed... Continue Reading →
A 34-year-old woman has been charged with drug offences following a Taranaki Police investigation into methamphetamine dealing. The woman was arrested at a Hawera property today following the execution of a search warrant, which was carried out by officers from South and North Taranaki CIB, with assistance from other officers. Police uncovered a cannabis grow... Continue Reading →
A person has died following a single-vehicle crash in South Taranaki yesterday. Emergency services received a report of a car fire on Brewer Road in Waitotara about 9pm. A body was located in the vehicle. An investigation is underway, however initial enquiries indicate the fire was the result of a crash and the death is... Continue Reading →
A 20-year-old man is now in a serious but stable condition after running into the path of a Police vehicle in Taranaki overnight. The incident occurred on Glover Road in Hawera about 12.20am. After initial medical treatment by both Police and ambulance staff at the scene, the man was flown to Taranaki Base Hospital. The... Continue Reading →
